Offices of Davies, Ward and Beck, Additions and Alterations, 47th Floor Commerce Court, Toronto (1979-1981)

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• Fonds: John C. Parkin fonds, 1929-1987
•    Series: Architectural projects, 1945-1986
•      Project: Offices of Davies, Ward and Beck, Additions and Alterations, 47th Floor Commerce Court, Toronto (1979-1981), 1979-1983

People

• John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)

Title

Offices of Davies, Ward and Beck, Additions and Alterations, 47th Floor Commerce Court, Toronto (1979-1981)

Dates of creation

1979-1983

Level of archival description

Project

Extent and Medium

• Approximately 89 drawings (including 87 reprographic copies)
• 0.11 l.m. of textual records

Scope and Content

This project series documents additions and alterations made to the offices of law firm Davies, Ward and Beck on the 47th floor of Commerce Court in Toronto from 1979-1981. The office identified the project number as 7912.

This project consisted of a new coffee room, changes to doors, revisions of power and telephone outlets, and revisions of the air exhaust system in the conference room, among others. This project is also referred to as Expansion to 48th Floor in the documentation, although the revisions mentioned were largely implemented on the 47th floor. It is likely that the expansion to the 48th floor planning began under this project number but was fully realized under a future project number (project series AP018.S1.1981.PR04 in this fonds).

The project is recorded through drawings and textual records dating from 1979-1983. The majority of the drawings are reprographic copies of as built and construction drawings that are arranged within the textual documentation. The textual records include correspondence and meeting minutes with contractors, financial records, change orders, supplementary instructions and mechanical specifications.

Reference Number

AP018.S1.1979.PR12

Arrangement

Materials in this project series have been compiled from different accessions and/or arranged by material type.

Conditions governing reproduction

• File AP018.S1.1979.PR12.001 (Folder 10): Jennifer A.C. Parkin holds copyright. Permission must be sought from the copyright holder before reproductions can be made.

Location

Toronto Ontario Canada

Related units of description

• Records for related projects are also included in this fonds, see: AP018.S1.1972.PR05, Offices for Davies, Ward and Beck, 47th Floor Commerce Court, Toronto; AP018.S1.1973.PR17, Offices for Davies, Ward and Beck, Expansion, 47th Floor Commerce Court, Toronto; AP018.S1.1978.PR13, Offices for Davies, Ward and Beck, Renovations, 47th Floor Commerce Court, Toronto; AP018.S1.1981.PR04, Offices for Davies, Ward and Beck, Renovations, 47th and 48th Floors Commerce Court, Toronto AP018.S1.1983.PR10, Offices of Davies, Ward and Beck, Additions and Alterations, 47th and 48th Floors Commerce Court, Toronto.

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  • Reference Number: AP018.S1.1979.PR12.001
  • Title: Project documentation, Offices of Davies, Ward and Beck, Additions and Alterations, 47th Floor Commerce Court, Toronto
  • Dates of creation: 1979-1983
  • Form: drawings, textual records
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)

  Description:

  This is a box containing contractor documentation, including correspondence and meeting minutes, financial records, as-built drawings, construction plans, change orders, supplementary instructions, and mechanical specifications.

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • Approximately 50 reprographic copies
  • 0.11 l.m. of textual records

  Conditions governing reproduction:

  • AR1997:0021 (folder 10): Jennifer A.C. Parkin holds copyright. Permission must be sought from the copyright holder before reproductions can be made.

  Credit line:

  John C. Parkin fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  Don de John C. Parkin et Jennifer A.C. Parkin/
  Gift of John C. Parkin and Jennifer A.C. Parkin
  

  Related units of description:

  • This file also contains materials for other project series described in this fonds: AP018.S1.1978.PR13, Offices for Davies, Ward and Beck, Renovations, 47th Floor Commerce Court, Toronto; AP018.S1.1981.PR04, Offices for Davies, Ward and Beck, Renovations, 47th and 48th Floors Commerce Court, Toronto; Project #8225, not described in this fonds; AP018.S1.1983.PR10, Offices of Davies, Ward and Beck, Additions and Alterations, 47th and 48th Floors Commerce Court, Toronto.

  General note:

  • Folder 10 is from accession AR1997:0021; Folders 11-15 are from accession AR1987:0001.

  Folder Number:

  018-356-10 to 15

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  • Reference Number: AP018.S1.1979.PR12.002
  • Title: Floor and ceiling plans, and preliminary furnishing layouts, Offices of Davies, Ward and Beck, Additions and Alterations, 47th Floor Commerce Court, Toronto
  • Dates of creation: 1980-1981
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 11 reprographic copies, some with annotations

  Dimensions:

  Sheet (smallest): 92 x 59 cm Sheet (largest): 124 x 84 cm

  Credit line:

  John C. Parkin fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  Don de John C. Parkin/
  Gift of John C. Parkin
  

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  • Reference Number: AP018.S1.1979.PR12.003
  • Title: Tenant revision set of plans, electrical and mechanical drawings, Offices of Davies, Ward and Beck, Additions and Alterations, 47th Floor Commerce Court, Toronto
  • Dates of creation: 1979
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 13 reprographic copies with annotations

  Dimensions:

  Sheet: 124 x 84 cm

  Credit line:

  John C. Parkin fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  Don de John C. Parkin/
  Gift of John C. Parkin
  

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  • Reference Number: AP018.S1.1979.PR12.004
  • Title: Floor and ceiling plans, electrical and mechanical drawings, Offices of Davies, Ward and Beck, Additions and Alterations, 47th Floor Commerce Court, Toronto
  • Dates of creation: 1979-1980
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 6 reprographic copies

  Dimensions:

  Sheet: 124 x 84 cm

  Credit line:

  John C. Parkin fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  Don de John C. Parkin/
  Gift of John C. Parkin
  

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  • Reference Number: AP018.S1.1979.PR12.005
  • Title: Floor plans and door finish schedule, Offices of Davies, Ward and Beck, Additions and Alterations, 47th Floor Commerce Court, Toronto
  • Dates of creation: 1979-1980
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 7 reprographic copies
  • 2 drawings

  Dimensions:

  Sheet (smallest): 28 x 22 cm Sheet (largest): 106 x 77 cm

  Credit line:

  John C. Parkin fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  Don de John C. Parkin/
  Gift of John C. Parkin